Exhibitions in Paris

Science & nature

Hassan Hajjaj + Acid Arab - My Rocks Stars

Philharmonie de Paris · 19th

Admission within 30 minutes of the time shown on your ticket. Free for under-12s, only at the museum's ticket desks. Young person's rate: ages 12 to 25 inclusive. Hassan Hajjaj « My Rock Stars » Musical creation: Acid…

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Histoires de Paysages. De Monet à Hockney (1890-2026)

Musée Marmottan Monet · 16th

The ticket gives access to all the museum's spaces: the permanent collection galleries (Monet, Morisot, Impressionists, Empire Marmottan), and the temporary exhibitions.

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Musée de l'Institut du Monde Arabe

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

Museum, levels 7/5/4, entrance on level 7. Tuesday to Friday 10am to 6pm. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am to 7pm. Early closing at 5pm: 24 and 31 December. Closed 1 May. Free admission (granted…

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Louvre Museum & Musée d'Orsay Reserved Entry Included SemiPrivate

Musée du Louvre · 1st

First slot in 2 days

Louvre Museum & Musée d'Orsay Reserved Entry Included SemiPrivate at Musée du Louvre, in Paris.

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Exposition Les Secrets de l'Alhambra

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

First slot in 4 weeks

Exhibition rooms, levels +1 / +2 From Tuesday 24 November 2026 to Sunday 16 May 2027 Closed on Mondays Last entry 1 hour before closing Late opening on Wednesdays until 9.30pm Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 6pm Saturday,…

Contemporary art

Visites-conférences pour les collections permanentes

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Discover the history of the Musée Bourdelle and the masterpieces of its permanent collections.

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Kurt schwitters. Le chaos-monde 1918–1948

Musée national Picasso-Paris · 3rd

From October 2026 to February 2027, head to the Musée national Picasso-Paris to discover the exhibition « Kurt Schwitters.

Design & fashion

Georges Perec : Modes d'emploi

Bibliothèque nationale de France François-Mitterrand

A major figure of twentieth-century French literature and a emblematic member of the Oulipo, Georges Perec remains a reference writer whose work continues to inspire many creators.

Street art

Fragments de Paris : Jacques Villeglé et l'art urbain

Musée Carnavalet · 3rd

Discover the posters salvaged from Paris's urban neighbourhoods by Jacques Villeglé. These torn fragments take on a unique visual language, blending poetry and a documentary sensibility.

Contemporary art

Le cirque : une usine d'art moderne

Musée de Montmartre · 18th

Today 10:00 – 19:00

This museum pays tribute to the circus that entertained the residents of Montmartre for nearly a century.

Contemporary art

Éditorial : Tous les feux, les fleurs

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

The exhibition season is devoted to the concept of territory in all its forms. You will discover how artists interpret the physical and symbolic spaces linked to the people who inhabit them.

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Tous les feux

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

In keeping with the institutional permaculture that Palais de Tokyo has been developing for several years, this season of exhibitions is organised around the notion of “territory” and its…

Science & nature

Vija Celmins

Musée de l’Orangerie · 1st

Today 09:00 – 18:00

The contemporary exhibition showcases Vija Celmins, known for her meticulous works depicting surfaces such as the ocean, the desert, the sky and snow.

Contemporary art

The History of Tears

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection · 1st

Today 11:00 – 19:00

Pinault Collection presents in the Rotunda and the twenty-four showcases of the Bourse de Commerce an exhibition by American artist Barbara Kruger, “The History of Tears”.

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Jenny Holzer : J'ai Vu

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Head to the Musée d'Orsay to discover an exhibition devoted to American artist Jenny Holzer.

Contemporary art

Louise Bourgeois. Extrême tension

Bibliothèque nationale de France Richelieu · 2nd

Today 14:00 – 19:30

This exhibition devoted to the graphic work of Louise Bourgeois brings together, for the first time, the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Centre Pompidou.

Painting

Florian Krewer woven thin*

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris presents Florian Krewer: woven thin*, the artist’s first solo exhibition in France. Organised following the donation of several of the artist’s works to the museum, this exhibition,…

Painting

Daniel Dezeuze

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Through its history, the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris maintains a privileged link with the Supports/Surfaces group, which it first presented under that name at the ARC in 1970. Among its founders, Daniel Dezeuze (born…

Photo

Jean-François Bauret

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Jean-François Bauret (1932-2014) is one of the best-known French photographers of his generation. He is chiefly remembered for his nudes and his advertising work. Whether responding to commissions or pursuing personal…

Painting

Mariella Simoni

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

The singular artistic trajectory of Mariella Simoni (born 1948) revisits the links between conceptual art and abstraction, between poetry and matter. Originally from the Lake Garda region of Italy, the artist studied…

Contemporary art

Stéphane Bordarier

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · 16th

Since the mid-1980s, Stéphane Bordarier (born 1953) has developed a body of work within the historical movement in which painting became its own subject. Distinctive within the contemporary art landscape, his practice,…

Painting

Tenter l’art pour soigner - À l’hôpital psychiatrique de Blida-Joinville dans les années 1960

L'Institut du Monde Arabe · 5th

In 2021, the museum of the Institut du monde arabe received a generous donation: a collection of archives, painted ceramics, and numerous gouache drawing plates, produced in the late 1960s during social therapy…

Contemporary art

Ibrahim Mahama : Le Temps des Récoltes

Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain · 1st

Head to the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain to discover the exhibition devoted to Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama.

History

La violence silencieuse

Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac · 7th

Opens in 15 days

Discover the work of Roméo Mivekannin, who invites reflection on "human zoos" and their history.

Contemporary art

FINALLY, SOMETHING GOOD à la Gaîté Lyrique

La Gaîté Lyrique · 3rd

WHAT AWAITS YOU A 12-chapter exhibition trail that spreads throughout the whole of La Gaîté Lyrique, right down to the toilets, true story.

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Drogues

Musée de l'Homme · 16th

Opens in 3 weeks

The Musée de l'Homme is presenting a new exhibition that addresses the prejudices found in media coverage of drugs.

Science & nature

Magie

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

The temporary exhibition « Magic » will show how contemporary magic draws on science and technology.

Science & nature

Frontière

Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie · 19th

Borders shape our world in many ways. Discover their role and impact at the exhibition at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie.

Painting

Le savoir en trompe-l’œil. Corée, 18e-20e siècle

Musée Guimet · 16th

Today 10:00 – 18:00

Une plongée fascinante à la découverte d'un art du trompe-l'oeil en Corée, entre bibliothèques savantes et mondes oniriques !

Photo

Visite dansée en famille

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

Opens in 4 weeks

Family dance tours offer a new way of experiencing the exhibition, engaging with the works on display through choreographed games.

Photo

Le monde selon Penn

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection · 1st

Today 11:00 – 19:00

From the 1940s to the early 2000s, "The World According to Penn" traces Irving Penn's journey in Galerie 2 through an exceptional collection of photographs from the Pinault Collection.

Contemporary art

Visite en famille

Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection · 1st

Today 11:00 – 19:00

“Abracadabra!” The artists of the exhibition “Clair-obscur” play at being alchemists: they explore the four elements – fire, water, air and earth – and use surprising materials (charcoal, precious stones, objects,…

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Penn & Fashion

Maison Européenne de la Photographie · 4th

From 30 September 2026 to 17 January 2027, the MEP presents the exhibition PENN & FASHION. It pays tribute to Irving Penn, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. The author of a body of work…

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Open Space #19 Mohammad Alfaraj

Fondation Louis Vuitton · 16th

As part of its Open Space programme, the Fondation Louis Vuitton invites Saudi artist Mohammad Alfaraj (born 1993, Saudi Arabia) to create a site-specific work in Gallery 8, marking his first solo exhibition in a French…

Painting

Eva Gonzalès. Parcours d'une artiste libre

Petit Palais - Musée des beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris · 8th

The Petit Palais presents a new monograph devoted to the painter Eva Gonzalès (1847-1883), before a stop at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in February 2027. A contemporary of Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, with whom…

Photo

L'étoffe de l'artiste. De Rosa Bonheur à Sonia Delaunay

Musée Bourdelle · 15th

Following the rediscovery of Antoine Bourdelle’s clothing in 2020, the Musée Bourdelle explores, in a new exhibition, the representations and staging strategies of artists through their clothes, from the late 19th…

Painting

« Je passe ma vie à peindre ». Un parcours Claude Monet en galerie impressionniste

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

To mark the centenary of his death, Claude Monet is celebrated in the Impressionist gallery (rooms 29 to 35) through a dedicated route.

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Visionnaires. Carte blanche à Prune Nourry

Petit Palais - Musée des beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris · 8th

The Petit Palais invites Prune Nourry to take over the whole museum, shedding light in her exhibition 'Visionnaires' on women sculptors who are little known or forgotten by art history.

Immersive

Une statue pour la liberté, le rêve de Bartholdi, de Paris à New York. Expérience immersive en réalité virtuelle

Musée d'Orsay · 7th

Alongside the exhibition « Auguste Bartholdi, La Liberté éclairant le monde », the Musée d'Orsay presents the new virtual reality experience « Une Statue pour la Liberté, le rêve de Bartholdi, de Paris à New York »,…

History

Jean-Paul Belmondo

La Cinémathèque française · 12th

Jean-Paul Belmondo, a true icon of French cinema, embodied a generation of bold and innovative actors. His mythical role in À Bout de Souffle (1960) marked the start of a dazzling career, in which he went on to make as…

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On a vu

La Grande Halle de la Villette · 19th

Push open the door and travel from the 1980s to the present day to discover the history of street art from Paris to New York. At La Villette, graffiti, murals, tags and sculptures spread across 3,600 square metres and…

Contemporary art

I Telman nwè ki i blé (Si noir que cela en devient bleu)

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Valérie John explores indigo blue as material, memory and gesture. From Martinique to West Africa, her work weaves identities and narratives into assemblages seen as sensitive traces of the past

Contemporary art

La Source de la Loire et autres films. Rose Lowder

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Immersing visitors in the filmmaker's most recent works, the exhibition offers an insight into her perception of nature, her methodology and her economy of means, which the artist has pursued with persistence since the…

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Toi et ta bande. Exposition collective

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

The exhibition “Toi et ta bande” brings together practices by artists and collectives based in varied territories – countryside, high mountains, islands – whose common thread is a choice to stay apart from urban centres.

Contemporary art

Toutes les colonnes n'ont pas un coeur de pierre. Céleste Richard-Zimmermann

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Winner of the Prix des Amis du Palais de Tokyo 2026-2027, Céleste Richard-Zimmermann sets out to explore a shared world in ruins, where symbols of power are coming apart. An irreverent reflection on our world.

Contemporary art

Cœur sauvage. Sonia Gomes

Palais de Tokyo · 16th

Today 12:00 – midnight

Sonia Gomes transforms textiles, carriers of memory and stories, into quasi-organic sculptures. Nourished by her Afro-Brazilian heritage, her work weaves sensitive narratives that are both intimate and collective.

Immersive

Look ! 40 ans de mode au musée

Musée des Arts décoratifs · 1st

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Musée des Arts de la Mode within its walls, through 40 iconic silhouettes.

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Rafael Pavarotti

Musée des Arts décoratifs · 1st

The Musée des Arts décoratifs presents, for the first time in France, the work of Brazilian photographer Rafael Pavarotti in an exhibition running from 2 October 2026 to 2 May 2027.

Photo

Exposition "Louvre Photo" au Musée du Louvre

Musée du Louvre · 1st

Opens in 9 days

With this new exhibition, marking the bicentenary of photography, come and immerse yourself in the photographic history of the Louvre, from the first prints to more contemporary techniques!

Contemporary art

Billie Holiday. Légende noire

Philharmonie de Paris · 19th

Opens in 3 months

An icon with an inimitable voice, Billie Holiday transformed jazz and left her mark on history through the artistic and political power of her singing. The Philharmonie is devoting a vibrant retrospective to her,…